Our Sick Little Video...

Things are really picking up, in the labs, prepping for the Nov, 08 & Jan. 09 "Sickest Stories" shows. One feature that we're talking about adding, is a pre-show video. Matt Larsen created a special video for the "Geek Out, Freak Out" video that combined footage of Tron, Harry Potter, The Justice League, Star Wars and Santa Clause. And I found the effect to be mesmerizing. I loved that the video sequed perfectly into the show that they were about to see. And The Playground has that sweet ass projection system. Why not use it?

So, a friend of mine, and I are designing some videos to play before the show. 20 minutes long. Random, short clips of videos that slap together to keep the audience visually entertained pre-show, as well as prepare them for what they're about to see.

Tonight, I wrote Jim, our videographer, with some guidelines of what I'm looking for. It was such an odd list of items to throw together, that I thought I would reprint it here.

Here's some guidelines on what footage to look for (or avoid). Use it as a jumping off point, and feel free to explore beyond these suggestions.

No actual deaths. (No snuff films. No accidental deaths.) Any depicted deaths or dismemberments should clearly be faked. Or SO over the top that they are clearly not real.

Vomiting is okay.
Sex is okay.
Dogs humping is awesome.
Kittens are awesome. (but not if they're killed.)
zombies are good.
Karate is good.
Dicks are okay.
Asses are more than okay.
Vaginas are okay.
Nudity, in general, is okay.
Naked people doing things, like skydiving, dancing, playing volleyballs, is okay.
Old Jackie Chan is okay.
Current Jackie Chan is NOT okay.
Hendrix is okay.
Cross-dressing is okay.
Sexual deviance is especially okay.
Did I mention vomitting is okay.
A single cumshot is permissable. Especially if it's funny.
Monkeys, gorillas and chimps are absolutely welcome.
Unless they are cumming.
People falling down and getting hurt is essential.
Olympic officials getting speared with a javelin is okay.
Video of people being on drugs is good.
Video of people doing drugs.
Video of what people on drugs see is even better.
Old cartoons is okay. Especially if it's particularly cheesy.
Old striptease videos and 70's movie trailers for blaxplotation and women in prison movies could be your bread and butter.
Any video can have more tits in it. Don't skimp on the tits.

Throw in some quick flashes of dicks (ala "Fight Club") and throw in some "subliminal" title cards that show text. Some suggested title cards, might include.

"Blowjobs are a good idea."
"Show your tits."
"Make bad life choices."
"Harz prefers anal."
"Greg is gay."
"Fuzzy is."
"Eat me."
"You are turned on."
"Show hosts are hot."
"Pot is your friend."
"Drink more."
"See this show again."
"Best show ever."

Feel free to experiment with color, fonts, sizes, etc. They shouldn't be TOTALLY invisible to the guests. But they also shouldn't be able to completely read them. So, timing is key there.

Also, don't worry about sound. The video will be playing on the screen, before the show, but the show music will be playing over it. So, think of this entirely as a visual experiment.

Any questions?

Lemme know.
Mr.B

Yes, to be clear, I am specifically instructing my videographer to include subliminal images of dicks and "nasty phrases" in our pre-show video.

I can't wait to see this thing.

Cheers,
Mr.B

PS. You can see the video too.
On November 1st.
At the performance of "The Sickest F***ing Stories I Ever Heard".
Admission is only $5 for that very special show.